Paris vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paris Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2480
$2540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5726
$5841
🏠 One person rent
$1432
$1607
🏘️ Family rent
$2535
$2790
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$274
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3974
$3629
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
99
78
😀 Quality of life
96
93
🏙️ Population
2.11M
662K

The cost of living in Paris is 2% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 916th and 822nd ($2480 vs $2540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in France and Canada, respectively. Check France vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Paris compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Vancouver ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 14th and 53rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Vancouver

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Paris Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$74.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$5.97
☕ Cappuccino
$5.23
$4.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.54
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1595
$1720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1144
$1440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2814
$3147
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2101
$2525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$85.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.31%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14879
$9202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9948
$7119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.93
$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$104
$88.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.52
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.5
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.7
$15.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.61
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.41
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.3
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$911
$1231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17184
$21986

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Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2478
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2240
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2457
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2361
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2237
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2590
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2054
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$2034
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1865
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2526
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1884
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2190
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2128
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2173
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2470
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2539
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2710
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1872
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2628
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2641
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2674
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2717
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2734
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2739
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2778
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2200
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2737
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2702
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$3041
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2475
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3559
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3154
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3292
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2896
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2915